U23 World League

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Spectators: 7659 (Terracing: 5746, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aris Kounadakis took the kick off in the first half of the match. Lucio Perico sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 4th minute, Lucio Perico got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Ziya Erdoğan fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ★ŞaNLı uRFa BiReCiK SPoR★'s protests and gave Ziya Erdoğan a yellow card for diving instead. After 5 played minutes ★ŞaNLı uRFa BiReCiK SPoR★ got a freekick which was hit by Ziya Erdoğan. After 7 minutes, Aris Kounadakis made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. ★ŞaNLı uRFa BiReCiK SPoR★'s Hektor Dino tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 11 minutes into the match, Tirant lo Blanch's goal looked a bit too open when Lucio Perico came free, but Eriberto Segura reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Barto Arratia kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 13 minutes, Lucio Perico took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Eriberto Segura to make any attempt to save it. Hektor Dino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aris Kounadakis in the 18th minute of play. In the 18th minute, Aris Kounadakis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tirant lo Blanch fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Feng Chao Guo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eriberto Segura read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. Enrico Abete hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. After 26 played minutes ★ŞaNLı uRFa BiReCiK SPoR★ got a freekick which was hit by Ziya Erdoğan. Tirant lo Blanch's Eriberto Segura proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Tirant lo Blanch from getting a goal against them. Egemen Ilıcan kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. ★ŞaNLı uRFa BiReCiK SPoR★'s attentive Ziya Erdoğan managed to snatch the ball when Adalberto Costa made a throw-in in the 35th minute of the game. Eriberto Segura showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucio Perico in the 36th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Lucio Perico managed to get in a good position for a shot. ★ŞaNLı uRFa BiReCiK SPoR★'s supporters rose to their feet, but Lucio Perico was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eriberto Segura breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

After a defensive mix-up in Tirant lo Blanch's zone, Lucio Perico stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eriberto Segura came out of the goal and Lucio Perico tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 59th minute, Ziya Erdoğan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 67th minute, Adalberto Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lucio Perico scored 2-2 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eriberto Segura, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ziya Erdoğan was shown his second yellow card after 73 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 73rd minute, Ziya Erdoğan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Tirant lo Blanch defense, Lucio Perico kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eriberto Segura. The Tirant lo Blanch fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eriberto Segura should have stopped the shot. Tirant lo Blanch's Eriberto Segura played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucio Perico in the 83rd minute of play. Feng Chao Guo's late challenge caught a Tirant lo Blanch's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Feng Chao Guo helped the player get up and apologised. When Allan Holm fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tirant lo Blanch's protests and gave Allan Holm a yellow card for diving instead. In the 88th match minute, Tirant lo Blanch was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Allan Holm to maneuver through the defense. ★ŞaNLı uRFa BiReCiK SPoR★'s attentive Feng Chao Guo managed to snatch the ball when Adalberto Costa made a throw-in in the 90th minute of the game. A collision led to ★ŞaNLı uRFa BiReCiK SPoR★ getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Feng Chao Guo hit a great ball. ★ŞaNLı uRFa BiReCiK SPoR★'s fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.